The Police - Don't You Believe Me demo (rare audio)

[MsHachidori]

They scrapped the 'song' but not the musical elements - this song obviously became 'Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic'.... wow. Pretty great either way

[countessbraley]

This is just what I think as an avid listener to all the Police/Sting material..This would probably be sweet if addedinto one of Sting's box set collections or an even better version of The Police's box set as a bonus. would probably cost eleventy hundred dollars from Sting and $100.00 from The Police but what the hell the "UN" recorded stuff is always priceless to any fan.

[Gaijinsider]

I want to conceive my next child to this song...

[RedVynil]

@Gaijinsider Can I help with that?

[MegaFlames11]

outstanding.

[tonydrum1]

Had this banner on me wall,priceless,with the Monserrat sky in the background,.....

[MetalTampon]

How did this not end up on the album? Great song!

[MrAzzMazta]

Reminds me of Peter Gabriel's "Shock the Monkey"

[policebass3913]

This song has some real good potential! I like it! =] It soo shoulda been on the album!

[Eltroim]

Anyone got lyrics? I cant understand anything xD

[NAIVADA]

SUCH A STRONG UNKNOWN SONG! stoked.....

[NAIVADA]

LOVE IT!

[blackielawless101]

Once again, I liked it when they were high!

Or up all night ripped on coke song writting on napkins and anything that did'nt move in Montserat.

[Trizztansaylorr]

What songs are those?

[Eltroim]

cant understand shit, but its great tho

[blackgargamel]

I love the early 80's techno-pop vibe.

[konked]

This has the feel of both Synchronicity I & II in it

[avs002]

I used 5 of the mp3s and made "The Police - Lost Souls"...

[pazzensutra]

Man, this and "Don't you look at me" could have easily replaced a couple of what I consider "filler" songs on GITM. Such sweet music. Never recorded, what's up with that? Again I have to ask, was that Sting playing everything, or did Jean Russel play keys?

[NotOrdinaryInGames]

Anyone of us can play and record it. What's the big deal???

[Lynnsongart]

I wish more people would say that about the White Stripes. I did, and got stampeded by ten million musical know-nothings.

[NotOrdinaryInGames]

I meant some more-or-less talented musician can play those demos and record them for later listening pleasure.

[ia5662]

absolutely, the White Stripes are just an excuse for a bunch of elite hipsters to praise something that's left of center or what "popular". The only song writing credit I can give is to Jack White for coming up with catchy riffs. Can't stand the guys voice though, and the music is easily coverable. The ironic thing is now that the Stripes are popular, the hipsters have found some other "cool underground" band to shower with their intellectual praise.

[xensboy]

I read that, despite the back cover credits, Jean Roussel didn't play on the album.

[culpritto]

@pazzensutra there's no filler songs on GITM.

[dhzrob]

Thanks for posting these demos! I'm a lifelong Police fan and had never heard any of these demos before. Quite the treat!

[carstenneugebauer]

wow... this could have easily been a favourite of mine had they added it to GITM. just imagine what the touch of steard and andy could have done to this already amazing song. a real shame this didn't get recorded properly.

[Heindrich20]

I remade this song

[ladyleyetcompagnie]

Strange song but I really like it !

[NotOrdinaryInGames]

Sting is a poser.

[Wog1997]

It's a shame that Sting, Stewart and Andy didn't look at their back catalogue of unreleased demo material and use it to create a new album following the 2007/08 reunion tour. As the Beatles discovered with "Free as a Bird" and "Real Love" on the Anthology album that new/old songs add to their catalogue without destroying their legacy.

[BipolarBowler]

i don't like the chorus part where it says "don't you believe me baby?" but the verse parts are tasty

[Electrobaguette]

the first 20 seconds reminded me to the beginning of sychronicity II...

[FezzickO]

what were they thinking not to release this? my favorite songs are the weird ones and the ones that are really terrible quality!

[JackLipnick]

thanks so much for posting all these! can only imagine what summers and copeland would've done with this material...(sigh)

[meandmyfriends]

POLICEchout thanx for the GITM demos!!

great!

[meandmyfriends]

POLICEchout thanx for the GITM demos!!

great!

[medape88]

Esta cancion esta super alucinante, te el bajo te estremese, la bateria es exelente y lsu voz le da un toque magico. Nopuedo esperar para verlos en concierto este 27 de mayo en elhollywood bowl,,Ready to rock!!!!

[WoodenBlanket]

Amazing song. Gutted they did'nt record this for ghost in the machine!! Does anyone know how I can get a hold of all these demos?

[meandmyfriends]

esta bueno este tema, xq no lo habran incluido en ghost in the machine? suena muy disco pero la melodia esta buena... no me lo imagino a stewart siguiendo el ritmo con la bateria

[PittSteel1979]

This song is pretty addicting. I really like it... I wonder what Sting was thinking when he wrote it??

[bangmycoconut]

From listening to the song as hard as I could, it sounds like a dream Sting had, where perhaps his estranged girlfriend doesn't recognize him, or something along those lines. Sounds like a prelude to Every Breath You Take.

What's that line before "...everything is going fine."?

cheers

[davuldelici]

I love this track its soo great!!

[lucasfv]

this song is a shame. makes sick my stomach

[AJVenter94]

You might be sick in the stomach from all the jerk off you swallowed last nite from Snoop dog haha!

[lucasfv]

sorry cocksucker but this song is pure shit

[antactor1]

Very 80s sound. Are they using a drum machine and synthesiser base? I think the song would be really good if they used more traditional instruments. And you cannot hear Copeland showing off his skills.

[JesusChrist5000]

It's a sting demo, he did this by himself and showed it to Stew and ANdy later

[kish2]

Try to sing these lyrics to the first part of this tune "A stones's throw from Jerusalem I walked a lonely mile in the moonlight"...

Sting didn't lose track of this piece of melody, since he used it in "Mad about you".

I'm quite sure traces of the chorus might be found somewhere else.

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[cricket000cricket]

Its funny to hear the bottom pile of Police stuff, I enjoy the nostalgia for a moment. But I can tell why this would have never made it: it sounds too much like every other 80's tune.

[luckymincer]

I do agree with you..you consider what made it to the albums and you can see why this didn't..but the others - "don'tgive up your daytime job" and "don't think we could ever be friends" should have

[VeoLetis]

Police music that is new to my ears. Gotta love it. Great song!

[netrom75]

you´r right on that, sounds like the earley years

[pcs56]

how did none of these ever get published?! they would have been awesome songs if they had been released in polished versions

[POLICEchout]

I wondered/thought that myself.

[estebanNZ]

Nice Police demo, pitty never got realized it could have been another classic. Would they ever make another original album?

[tomis94]

effectivement , c'est une bonne chanson, elle aurait pu etre sur l'album ou sur une face B , mais je pense que sting a du s'obliger à laisser un peu de place pour les compositions d' andy et de stewart, pour exemple 'shambelle' a eté composée par andy.

J'aimerai beaucoup qu'ils sortent un nouvel album.

[NotAValidUsername]

I agree with POLICEchout - this is the best of the unreleased songs. At the very least it could have been a B-side. It's better than Shambelle or Flexible Strategies.

[InvisibleAng]

"Shambelle" is an Andy track and "Flexible Strategies" came out of a jam involving all the band. I get the impression that they often used the b-sides to release tracks by Andy ("Friends", "Someone To Talk To") or Stewart ("A Sermon") as a way of redressing the balance, since their songs often made way for Sting's stuff on the albums.

But yes, some of this stuff really should've been recorded by the band...

- Angeline

[xensboy]

this is what i've waited years for: great unreleased police demos. this particular song is very fine: funky bass, typical catchy vocals - i love it when he says "same as you" as an aside. more steps towards exploring the sting mystery (though stu and andy are sorely missed in the perfecting stage -maybe they could do it NOW!!!) thank you very much, POLICEchout

[robingraves5]

Thanks for potsing this , kinda funny , this is a really good song!! the verse sounds like "every little thing she does" , but the chorus is really cool .

[POLICEchout]

I really think this song would've fit well on Ghost...It's my favorite of the unreleased songs.